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Reading Festival Tickets

Posted by: shilton8 on: 01/04/2009

By Samantha Hilton
 
If you had been strolling through Winchester on Monday, March 30, you would have been shocked to find crowds of young people waiting outside the HMV record store. Why you might ask?

Frank Turner: Music, Touring, Uni and Winchester

Posted by: Peter Symonds on: 19/03/2009

By Justine Kharbanda
This month sees ‘The Buzz’s’ full feature length interview, with  Winchester’s own, Frank Turner.  After gaining much airplay on the likes of Radio 1, his single ‘Reasons to be an Idiot’ has become his biggest hit to date.  I caught up with him this month to talk to him about his music, university and [...]

Slice the Pie.com – The Way Forward for Music

Posted by: Peter Symonds on: 19/03/2009

By Ben Moncrieffe
The music industry has almost always been governed by the record labels, Universal, Sony BMG, EMI and Warner Music. They control 70% of the world’s music business and make an absolute mint from it. The idea is that for every album and artist sells, they get a cut, and a big one at [...]

The Music Scene in and around Winchester

Posted by: Peter Symonds on: 13/02/2009

By Justine Kharbanda
Christmas has been and gone and it’s now time to get back into the music scene.  What better way to kick off the new year of music while celebrating the best in new bands with the NME Tour.  On Thursday, February 19th the Portsmouth Pyramid Centre will be hosting the tour featuring hotly-tipped [...]

Top 10 albums of the year:

Posted by: Peter Symonds on: 03/12/2008

Written by Justine Kharbanda
2008 has been a great year for music within the college but also on a world-wide scale, so here are my
Top 10 albums of the year:
 1.      Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
 
February saw the release of the self titled debut album from the New York four piece who have been said to [...]

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